Oklahoma’s budget negotiations are going white on track.
Yesterday afternoon, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt convened a meeting of white male elders from the Oklahoma House, Senate and his gubernatorial cabinet to negotiate the Oklahoma budget.
The meeting was more of a dog and pony show designed to make the Governor look good and accountable than anything else, but the only thing it really accomplished was to remind everyone about the supermajority control boring conservative white men have on the Oklahoma government:
Check this out:
I hosted Legislative leadership at my office to hammer out the details of this year’s budget— publicly.
— Governor Kevin Stitt (@GovStitt) May 6, 2024
Nothing like this has ever been done before.
I know Oklahomans want smaller government and lower taxes— let’s build a budget that reflects those priorities. pic.twitter.com/0PPJQPrUMK
Naturally, Stitt only inviting white men dressed in the same suit to talk budget rubbed some politicians the wrong way.